Take Care of Your Mental Health!

Mental health is not something that people in this country often talk out loud.

We speak in hushed tone as in talking about it will bring ominous thing toward our life. People take a great measure to hide the fact that sometime it’s our mind that is in need to be healed, not our physical being. But what is mental health it self?

Accoring to Mental Health.gov : Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

From the moment you were born up till now, you might experience mental health problem that might affect your daily life and it can be caused by :

Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry

Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse

Family history of mental health problems

Some early warning that might ring your bell about developing mental illness such as :

Having persistent thoughts and memories you can’t get out of your head

Hearing voices or believing things that are not true

Thinking of harming yourself or others

Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school

It’s perfectly okay and common if you ever thought that you ever feel these early symptom of developing mental health issue, but take notes, what you gotta do is not let it win and keep fighting. Seek treatment and it’s okay to go on medication if you need it.